Determining a set of measurable and relevant factors affecting nursing workload in the acute care hospital setting: A cross-sectional study

International Journal of Nursing Studies

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 427-436

  Myny, Dries ^a   Van Hecke, Ann ^b   De Bacquer, Dirk ^b   Verhaeghe, Sofie ^b   Gobert, Micheline ^c   Defloor, Tom ^b   Van Goubergen, Dirk ^b  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^c UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Cross sectional studies; Focus groups; Influencing factors; Nursing; Questionnaires; Workload

Indexed keywords

ACUTE DISEASE; ARTICLE; BELGIUM; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NURSING STAFF; QUESTIONNAIRE; WORKLOAD;

ACUTE DISEASE; BELGIUM; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; QUESTIONNAIRES; WORKLOAD;

EID: 84858996677     PISSN: 00207489     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2011.10.005     Document Type: Article

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